Rebecca Storey is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Houston. Her research focuses on the bioarchaeology of Maya populations in ancient Mesoamerica. Glenn R. Storey is Associate Professor of Classics and Anthropology at the University of Iowa. His research interests include Mediterranean archaeology, Roman demography and the economy of the Roman Empire.

• 1 The Concept of Slow Collapse2 The “Flood” of Catastrophe Books and Rethinking the Concept of Collapse 3 Introduction to the Case Studies: The Archaeological Evidence 4 The Political Economy of Collapse 5 The Political Dimension of Collapse6 The Social Dimension of Collapse7 The Environmental Dimension8 The Validity of the Concept of “Slow Collapse” and Human Resilience

Rebecca Storey is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Houston. Her research focuses on the bioarchaeology of Maya populations in ancient Mesoamerica. Glenn R. Storey is Associate Professor of Classics and Anthropology at the University of Iowa. His research interests include Mediterranean archaeology, Roman demography and the economy of the Roman Empire.

• 1 The Concept of Slow Collapse2 The “Flood” of Catastrophe Books and Rethinking the Concept of Collapse 3 Introduction to the Case Studies: The Archaeological Evidence 4 The Political Economy of Collapse 5 The Political Dimension of Collapse6 The Social Dimension of Collapse7 The Environmental Dimension8 The Validity of the Concept of “Slow Collapse” and Human Resilience

Rebecca Storey is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Houston. Her research focuses on the bioarchaeology of Maya populations in ancient Mesoamerica. Glenn R. Storey is Associate Professor of Classics and Anthropology at the University of Iowa. His research interests include Mediterranean archaeology, Roman demography and the economy of the Roman Empire.

• 1 The Concept of Slow Collapse2 The “Flood” of Catastrophe Books and Rethinking the Concept of Collapse 3 Introduction to the Case Studies: The Archaeological Evidence 4 The Political Economy of Collapse 5 The Political Dimension of Collapse6 The Social Dimension of Collapse7 The Environmental Dimension8 The Validity of the Concept of “Slow Collapse” and Human Resilience